ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Yea, where the hell would i find spares for it though...
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Yea, i would have to source parts in spain. Probably not the best. I have heard them running, they sound pretty sweet:
Don't ya think? still debating picking it up or not... i won't be getting a land rover, will I? just a look-a-like.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
I stand corrected, good observation, never seen one of them before, real life or pics!
Guessing that is basically one and a half 2.5 nas?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
I'm guessing so, yes.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Cast a block, and crank, they can use almost all the other bits without expensive retooling, Quite common automotive practice, Triumph T150 Trident was basically one and a half 500cc Daytona engines.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Triumph stag V's were 2 dolomite engine blocks welded together, apparently...
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Think the Triumph four and six cylinder car engines were similar.
Not actually welded together, but more of the same castings,
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
that's what Jezza said.
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
So, just to conclude, would you go for it?
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Yea, i'm thinking of just stealin the engine out of it and putting it in a series III or something. Do you guys think i would be able to drop a land rover 109 body on it?
Turboman
Mab An Gov
If it was a series 3 109, it would have a land rover 109 body anyway!
That engine wouldn't be too difficult to fit in a series, or indeed a Ninety/One Ten. I have seen much bigger six cylinder diesels than that in a landy!
zeaphod
Well-Known Member
Unless you desperately want to avoid the Santander Body/badge, it seems like a good buy - engine and body look good, and a 6 pot diesel sounds ideal for the 109. It would be a pity to buy such an original vehicle and muck it about. If the bodywork was rubbish, then the engine would make a great transplant for a Land Rover. I guess you'd have to move/make engine mounts though.
tacr2man
Well-Known Member
There wasnt anything wrong with the santana , it took the series version of the landrover about as far as it could go . Its just that landrover had reached the end of the series with the Stage 1 V8 , and had moved to the coil sprung 90/110 . They were a "landrover" but made under licence . They did a similar thing with the small suzuki
sj413 type.
sj413 type.
tottot
Well-Known Member
No,the Dolomite's engine was the Stag's V8 with one bank missing.Had a dolly with tuned up motor and you could rev the nuts off it no problem
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
Thanks for all the feedback guys, i'll ask my dad if he wants to go get it tomorrow, after the tragic loss of a really good 110, he is still trying to get over it. Question for you all: Can i replace the front grille with something more... Land Rover? i don't like the design...
ProcrastinatorFraser
Active Member
OH ALSO: it has a seized diff, owner does not specify where, but seized diff somewhere.. Still think it's worth a punt?
